Khalia Braswell Quotes & Sayings

In 1883, an earthquake that lasted ninety seconds shook the south of Italy. In that earthquake, he lost his parents and his sister; he himself was buried by rubble. Two or three hours later, he was rescued. To ward off total despair, he resolved to think about the Universe - a general procedure among the unfortunate, and sometimes a balm. — Jorge Luis Borges

for a moment infinitesimal and infinite, men, women, child, ship, and death were one. It — Poul Anderson

Every aspect of human technology has a dark side, including the bow and arrow. — Margaret Atwood

This person was so much more special and wonderful inside than he knew. He had always belonged in the light with me, no matter how lost in the dark he felt. — A.J. Leigh

there's one thing you've all overlooked: intelligence and education that hasn't been tempered by human affection isn't worth a damn." I — Daniel Keyes

Success is a label that the world confers on you, but mastery is an ever-onward 'almost.' — Sarah Lewis

I was simultaneously elated and depressed, a common enough state of mind these days when people are offered a great deal of money to do something repugnant. — James Hamilton-Paterson

The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves. — Charles Reade

When people fall in love, they burst into flames. — Jandy Nelson

And in declaring true every theory that does not contravene the evidence of the senses, Epicurus does not blink the fact that the philosopher may arrive at more than one explanation for a given phenomenon - in some cases, even at explanations that are mutually exclusive or contradictory. — Titus Lucretius Carus

There is nothing so revered yet so reviled as war; for even as it brings out the worst in men, it also brings out the best in them. — Neil Lowe

That's what terrorism is, basically - pure theater. Nothing in particular is ever accomplished by it, other than to focus attention on a small group of people who seize absolute power by threatening everything that holds civilization together. — Dorothy Gilman

Changing your life does not always mean that you stop doing certain things. It may mean that you start doing certain other things. What you really want to do is nurture the attitude that you are open to learning more about yourself. Accepting more about yourself. This is what will inspire you to do something new. — Iyanla Vanzant

For joy, I live by the mantra of surrounding yourself with people who make your life better ... people who enhance your life and motivate you to be the best version of yourself. It's not always easy, but I've had to make a conscious effort to remove people who are a lot of work and drain my energy ... you know, those energy suckers we each have in our lives. — Theo Rossi

A new biography of Madonna came out last week, and apparently the biography lists all the men she's slept with. The book is apparently called the Manhattan Telephone Directory. — Bill Maher